The Girl on the Train

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The Girl on the Train

The Girl on the Train

Milton Keynes Theatre (UK Tour)

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"A brilliant book, a brilliant film and now a brilliant stage play"!

10th June 2025

When I arrived at the theatre I last night, I was definitely in the minority as someone who had never read the book or seen the film. My daughter had read the book and raved about it and my son had seen the film and told me that I should see it as I would love it but some how I never managed to get around doing either and now I am glad I didn’t because this made the play all the more wonderful for me!

The whole idea (giving a nod to Hitchcock’s 1954 film Rear Window) that a train stopping regularly at one particular signal allows a passenger to see into someone’s house and become involved in their lives is fascinating and the play builds the tension to breaking point as the play progresses. Rachel, the girl on the train of the title, was a massive part. She was never off stage and was in a high state of tension right from the start. This role was beautifully handled by Laura Whitmore. She won the audience over from the start and we sympathised with her more and more as the story unfolded. All the other roles were very well cast with particular plaudits going to Ed Harrison who played Tom, Rachel’s ex husband, Zena Carswell who plays Tom’s new wife Anna and Freya Parks who played Megan Hipwell.

The screens at the back were simple but brilliantly effective, allowing for, among other things, projected rain, scenery flashing past from the train and a brilliant effect at the end with the lights of the train blinding everyone. The ability to project back drops has definitely revolutionised scenic effects!

This was such an enjoyable evening and I would highly recommend this great evening. It’s on at Milton Keynes until 14th June so do book your tickets to see it! I promise you won’t regret it! If you can’t get to Milton Keynes you can also see this great play at Malvern, Aberdeen, Leeds, Inverness, Theatre Clwyd in Mold, Southampton, Belfast, Cork and Dublin.

Reviewer: Julia Rufey

Photography: Pamela Raith

We are Gifted tickets so that in return we may give an honest review. All comments are those of the reviewer and theirs alone.